Have You Ever Been to London

Repeated melodic rhythm patterns, half rest, and
focus given to the tonic (Do/1) and dominant (So/5).

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Old Folk Tune
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: verse: AaAB – refrain AaAB – song: AB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ti ta ti ti | ta ti ti ta ta |
| ti ti ti ti ta ta | ta/a ta/a | ta/a (ta/a) |
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi So
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Mi/So, So\Mi, Mi\Do, Re\Ti, Ti/Re, Re\So, Ti\So, So/Do, reinforces: tonic and dominate as foundations of the scale
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; rest: half; repeat sign, refrain/verse, melodic rhythm pattern
Key Words: world geography: London, England; counting forward and backwards between 1 and 10

**“Have You Ever Been to London”**

			Refrain:
			Have you ever been to London? Have you ever been to London? Have you ever been to London? How many things were there?

		1.	One little, two little, three little bobbies, Four little, five little, six little bobbies, Seven little, eight, little, nine little bobbies, Ten little bobbies seen.
			(refrain)

		2.	Ten little, nine little, eight little bobbies, Seven little, six little, five little bobbies, Four little, three little, two little bobbies, One little bobbie seen.
			(refrain)

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Hark, Hark, The Dogs Do Bark

Introducing syncopation in 6/8 time, grouping three eighths,
feeling duple meter (dotted quarter) in 6/8.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – 13th-century Nursery Rhyme
Key: F Major
Time: 6/8
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ ta ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ti ti ta ti | ta ti ta ti | ti ti ti ti ti ti | ta/a/ |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa
Intervals: intermediate: Mi\Do, Fa\Re, Re\So, So/Do
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, dotted quarter, eighth; feeling duple meter in 6/8, counting eighth notes, grouping three eighths (dotted quarter)
Key Words: world geography: England; Saxon, England, Bubonic Plague; strangers, secret codes, town life, hark, the dogs do bark, beggars, town, rags, jags, velvet, gown, Saxon, England

Jag – A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color. Prior to the 13th century in Saxon, England, during outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague, strangers were looked upon with horror! Dogs barking alerted the townspeople to strangers in their area, hence the words “Hark, hark the dogs do bark.”

**“Hark, Hark, The Dogs Do Bark”**
Hark, hark the dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town; Some in rags, and some in jags, And one in a velvet gown.

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The Happy River

Stepping up and down the staff and introducing the beginning Orff interval, So\Mi. A wonderful five finger keyboard exercise for left and right hands.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: France – Folk Song
Key: G Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti | ta ta | ta (ta) |
Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi Fa So, stepping up and down the staff between tonic and dominant
Intervals: beginners: So\Mi, beginning Orff interval
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; introoducing beamed eighth notes, adding eighth notes to quarter and quarter rest, beginning five finger keyboard exercise
Key Words: world geography: France; river, singing, flows, nature
Keyboard: beginners: excellent five finger keyboard exercise

Extend the experience by mastering “Finding Do-Mi-So” Pitch Warm-up in G Major, prior to reading “The Happy River.”

**“The Happy River”**
Hear the happy river, Singing, singing, Hear the happy river, Singing as it flows.

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Green, Green, Green

Singing alone and with others while learning colors.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: German – Children’s Song
Key: G Major
Time: 2/4
Form: AaBb (B has a repeating pattern)
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti | ti ti ta | ti ti ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: Re\Ti, Do\So, Mi/So, Fa\Re, Re/Fa
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; singing alone and with others, developing the independent voice
Key Words: world geography: Germany; colors, green, student introductions, meeting new friends

**“Green, Green, Green”**
Green, green, green, now who is wearing green today? Green, green, green, oh, I am wearing green. I’m wearing green today. Look at me and you will say, Green, green, green you’re wearing green today.

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Goosey, Goosey, Gander

Introducing divisions for a dotted eighth note followed by a sixteenth note. Challenging intervals will require your best readers.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Late 16th-century Nursery Rhyme
Key: C Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABaC
Rhythm: advanced: | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ta ti ti ta ta |
| ti ti ti ti ta ti/ ri | ta ti ti ta ti ti | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti |
| ti ti ti ti ta/a |
Pitches: advanced: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: advanced: Mi/So, La/Do, Do\So, So\Mi, Re/Fa\Re, Re\Ti, Mi/La, La\Fa
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; excellent for introducing a dotted eighth sixteenth division, uncommon intervals
Key Words : prayers, wander, up, down, stairs, lady’s chamber, old, left, goose, gander

**“Goosey, Goosey, Gander”**
Goosey, goosey, gander, Where shall I wander? Up stairs and down stairs And in my lady’s chamber. There I met and old man Who would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg, And threw him down the stairs.

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Georgie Porgie

Advanced intervals and the introduction of the raised fifth (Si)
will challenge for you best readers.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – 16th-century Nursery Rhyme
Key: C Major
Time: 6/8
Form: ABbB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ta ti | ta ti ta/ |
| ta ti ta (ti) | ti ti ti ta/ |
Pitches: advanced: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So Si La
Intervals: advanced: Mi/So, Fa/La, La\Re, So\Do, Do/Mi, Re/Fa, Fa\Ti, Ti/Re, La\Si, Si/Ti, So/Do, Do\Mi
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; raised 5th (Si), uncommon intervals; 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s)
Key Words : world geography: England; pudding, pie, kissed, girls, cry, boys, plays

The lyrics to “Georgie Porgie” are thought to refer to the courtier to King James I, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628).

**“Georgie Porgie”**
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry; When the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away.

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Fuzzy Wuzzy

Adding the sixth (La) to the beginning Orff interval, So\Mi.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Traditional
Key: D Major
Time: 2/4
Form: AAaB
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti ti ti ta | ta ta (ta) (ta) |
Pitches: beginners: Mi So La
Intervals: beginners: So\Mi, Mi/So, Mi/La
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; simple rhythms, introducing the sixth (La)
Key Words: world geography: England; rhyming words: bear, hair, animals

**“Fuzzy Wuzzy”**
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy. Was he?

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For Health and Strength

Round, singing in parts, introducing the ascending
dominate octave skip, So/So.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: Traditional Round
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: So/So, ascending dominant octave skip
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, quarter; pickup beat, singing in parts, octave, independent singing
Key Words : sacred, Lord, prayer round, blessing

**“For Health and Strength”**
For health and strength and daily food, We praise thy name, O Lord.

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Follow Me

Promote independent singing while practicing a steady beat!

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: France – Folk Melody
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: Aa
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta ti ti | ta ti ti ta ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Re\So, Mi\Do
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, independent singing, discovering movements to the steady beat
Key Words : world geography: France; walking in an line, cooperation, singing alone, singing alone

**“Follow Me”**
Will you follow me, In a line, in a line? Will you follow me? We will go like this. I will follow you In a line, in a line. I will follow you, Now it’s (student’s name) turn.

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The Flower Girl

Four part round, dotted quarter note syncopation,
descending tonic arpeggio.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Old English Round
Key: F Major
Time: 3/4
Form: ABAb
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta | ta/a ti ta | syncopation, | ta/a (ta) |
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, So\Mi, Mi\Do, So\Mi\Do, descending tonic arpeggio
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, eighth; four part round, singing in parts, hearing two parts, vocal blending, common ending; dancing quickly over the tonic before finding it again
Key Words : world geography: England; earth science, flowers: posies, roses, primroses, cowslips, lilies; spring

**“The Flower Girl”**
Who’ll buy my posies fresh, Lilies and roses, With cowslips and primroses, Ladies, who’ll buy?

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Kindergarten